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The Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South project will extend the West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal with a southern wing, adding approximately 146,000 square feet and eight gates for narrowbody aircraft.

Utilizing a construction technique called Offsite Construction and Relocation (OCR), MSC South was built in nine segments at a location roughly a mile and a half away from the project’s site on the airfield, which will then be carefully delivered and assembled in place south of the West Gates. The OCR technique is both innovative and adaptive, saving public funds and time with a high degree of building control and supervision.

MSC South represents another example of LAWA’s dedication to design excellence. Architecturally, the concourse creates a sense of place that celebrates and pays homage to the City of Los Angeles, with elements of the design strongly influenced by notable modernist homes. This is especially true of the project’s exterior brise soleil system – a shading feature that reduces the impact of sunlight on the concourse’s façade – that frames sightlines of the surrounding L.A. landscape.

Inside MSC South, passengers’ comfort and well-being are of the utmost importance, with the interior feeling more like a domestic space than a traditional airport concourse. MSC South’s brise soleil system will also enable passive cooling and energy conservation. As with all LAWA transformation projects, the team delivering MSC South is comprised of local workers, with more than 30% of the team coming from Los Angeles' local workforce.